Woman's car stolen after she loses ignition key in grass in Flint

FLINT, MI -- A woman's car was stolen in Flint after she lost her ignition key in the grass the day before, according to a police report.

The woman told police she legally parked her white four door 1996 Buick Century in the street in the 300 block of Sheffield Avenue. The last time she saw her car was on Monday, July 22 at 10 a.m. in front of her apartment complex. She said the car's windows were down and the doors were unlocked.

When the woman came back out around 1:30 p.m. she realized her car was gone.

Police say the woman had lost her ignition key the day before in the grass outside of her apartment.

According to the report, the woman said her car is worth about $1,000 and was likely taken with the missing key.